raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2843

Pentosuria

Synonyms: Essential pentosuria · Xylitol dehydrogenase deficiency

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

Pentosuria is an inborn error of metabolism which is characterized by the excretion of 1 to 4 g of the pentose L-xylulose in the urine per day.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPentosuriaEssential pentosuria · Xylitol dehydrogenase deficiency
frPentosurieDéficit en xylitol déshydrogénase
dePentosuriePentosurie, essentielle · Xylitol-Dehydrogenase-Mangel
esPentosuriaPentosuria esencial
itPentosuriaDeficit di xilitolo deidrogenasi · Pentosuria essenziale
nlPentosurieEssentiële pentosurie · Xylitol-dehydrogenasedeficiëntie
ptPentosúriaDeficiência de xilitol desidrogenase · Pentosúria essencial
plPentozuriaNiedobór dehydrogenazy ksylitolu · Pentozuria
csPentosurieEsenciální pentosurie · Deficit xylitol dehydrogenázy
ukПентозуріяЕсенціальна пентозурія · Дефіцит ксилітолдегідрогенази
zh戊糖尿症木糖醇脱氢酶缺乏症
trPentosuryaEsansiyel pentozüri · Ksilitol dehidrogenaz eksikliği

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM260800Evalidated
ICD-10E74.8NTBTinclusionvalidated
ICD-115C51.0NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0009846Evalidated
MeSHC536652Evalidated
UMLSC0268162Evalidated
GARD418Evalidated
MedDRA10064170Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
DCXRDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:18985ENSG0000016973860834717q25.3dicarbonyl and L-xylulose reductase22042873[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

3 annotations · validated 2020-12-11
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0031979Abnormal urine carbohydrate level
HP:0011021Abnormality of circulating enzyme level
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0011013Abnormal circulating carbohydrate concentration

Run the differential on the 2 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 18850300[PMID]_22042873[PMID]

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